Material-handling apparatus



Sept. 14,1926. 1,599,416

E. F. JONES ET AL MATERIAL HANDLING APPARATUS Filed March 51, 1925 '4Sheets-Sheet l Sept. 14 1926. 1,599,416

E. F. JONES ET AL MATERIAL HANDLING APPARATUS Fild March 51,- 1923 4Sheets-Sheet 2 Sept. 14 1926.

E. F. JONES ET AL MATERIAL HANDLING APPARATUS 4 Sheets-Sheet 5 5 FiledMarch 51. 1923 5. F. JONES ET AL MATERIAL HANDLING APPARATUS Sept. 141926.

Filed March 31, 1923 4 Sheets-Sheet 4 kii ll .an accurate ,fitvot".the.closing gates.

Patented Sept. 14, 1926 UNITE D2 STATES- Enwrn nsomss nnnzro inA.iinnngonnitrn,"rnnivsxnvi nmf MATERIAL-HANDLIN APPARATUS; it?

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This invention is designed to handlema' terial, particularlysuchasrroad-way ,material as crushed stone and gravel.v alvhere this is usedit is necessary to measure out a predetermined quantity of crushed stoneand gravel, usually these measuredv v quantities beingdroppediintolthevehicle together so as to make what is ordinarily calleda batch. In carrying out theinvention there is a storage bin withalhopper bottom adapted to carry the materialsflbelow thesemeasuringbins sufiiciently high, to permit the passage of the vehicle below themto receive the material. Difiiculty has-been heretofore experienced Ynstrikingoff or cutting oft the measured material without waste oi thematerial, in othernvords, striking off the material insuch a way as toprevent the spill- I 'ing ofany excess materiahor the locking of thecutting off or striking oif device. Where crushed stone is used itisparticular- 1y d fficultto accomplish this in that the units of stoneareot sufficient size to prevent details fll'lClFfG-EUZUTBS ot-theinvention will appear from the specification and 7 claims.- 7 Theinvention is illustrated in the accompany ng, drawings as follows: 7Fig; 1 shows aside elevation of 'the device.v 1 Fig. 2 an end view. i

Fig: 3a planview'jof the striking ofi' device.

uring bins and striking ofi mechanism' Fig. 5 anenlarged view of themeasuring binsand the devices carrying the strike-oft mechanism. r

i marks the supporting posts. These are connected by cross beams 2 and 3and by longitudinal beams 4i, 5 and 6 with a proper brace 7 bearing inmind the desirability of having the vehiclepass below the bins. 8

indicates the gravel bin and 9 the crushed stone bin. These bins areprovided with.

openings 10 and 11 which are connected by spouts with the measuring binsor boxes 12 and 13. The bottoms of the bins are flanged at 14 and anglebiaces 15 extend across these.

The bin carrying beams 16 are secured below the bins on the angle plates15 and rods 17 extend from the beams 16 to ears 18 on the boxes, thelower end of the boxes be-- ing telescopically formed so that byadjusting these rods the capacity of the measuring bins may be altered.The supporting beams Other Fig 4 a central section through the meas- 16are connected short cross beams 18 and angle irons ,19; are mounted;on'the 7 cross beams lsparallel tothe beams 16. ;Rollers 20 arejournaled between the beams 19 and 16 and'carry the gate plate 21'.2Angle irons arearranged along'the sides of the gate plate so-thattheplate is stiiiened' over'the, rollers and designed to carry the loadupon Thegate plate has the apertures or open1ngs23 which areadapted tobe brought into register with thelope-nings 10.1 Abrack" et 24 issecured to the end of the angle irons 22 and links 25 and 26' 'QXtendfromj these brackets to-a hand lever 27 gbywhich the gate. .1nay beoperated. The lever is pivoted I at 28von a barlsec-ured tothebeam 2);on the bottom of the hopper.-

Spouts or enclosuresi30 surround the o peningslO andv11 down asztarasthegateplate.

.ThlSiS open at 31, or-toward theclosureside i ofthe. gate so that whenthe, gateplate is 5 thrust toward the closing movement there is aclearance through the opening 31 which prevents the blocking; of themovement by the; crushed -stone,- theopening being larger thanthe unitsof the material that is:being used. g '4 In order to preventthe-spilling'of ma,- terial wvhich' 1s. struck "off; in this way wePromd8 fl finse hmh' atches th ma rial the measuring deviceso that witheach operation' there is a depositoif any excess material that may becarried out in the striking off apparatus through the measuring box orbin.

Grates 35 are supplied at the bottomlends of the measuring boxes in theusual manner. These gates 35 are carried by angle irons 36,

vthe angle irons 36 having rollers 37 operating on tracks 38 on thebottoms-of the bins.

Bars 39 extend along the bars 38 connecting the gates of two. of themeasurlng bins.

'These bars are connected by links 40 with operating levers 41 so thatthey may be opened when desired.

caught. to the It Will be understood that the measuring boxes 12 and 13operate in pairs and that several pairs of these may be arranged side byside so as toput a number of batches into different compartments of avehicle for transferring the material.

Vv hat We claim as new is z- 1. In a material handling apparatus, the

combination of a measuring bin; av strike oft device 0 eratin over. thebin-Land a eatcher at the side of the bin on Which materialcarried overby the strike ofi" device is deposited, said catcher delivering materialbin, V v

In a material handlingapparatus, the

- combination of a stationary measuring bin;

a strike oil plate above the bin and acatcher at the'side of the binon'ivhich material carried over by the strike off device is deposited,said catcher delivering the same to the bin. g

3. In a material handling apparatus, the

combination of a stationar 7 measur n bin; l b

a' st *ikeotf plate above the bin; and a catcher at-the side of the binon WlllCll material carried over by the Slil'lliGOffdOVlCe is de- 1posited, said catcher delivering the same combination of a storage bin;a measuring bin-arranged under the storage bin; a spout connecting saidmeasuring bin; a strike off slate operating through said spout, saidcombination of of measuring bins;

therethrough spout having an opening at thefolosing side of the strikeofi plate-gand an apron at the side of the opening adapted to receivematerial ,caried over by the: strike oitplate and to deliver thematerial carried through the opening to the measuring bin.

6. In a material handling apparatus, the a storage bin; a measuring binarranged under the storage bin}; aspout connecting said measuring bin; astrike oil plate operating through said spout, said spout having an.opening atthe closing side of the strike off plate'jand a tilting apronat the side of the opening actuated by the plate and receiving anddelivering material garried over by the plate to the measuring 7. Inmaterial handling apparatus, the

combination of apair. of storage bins; a pair 7 spouts connecting saidbins; a strike oii plate operating under'said spouts, said plate havingapertures adapted to be brought into and out of register with thespouts, said spouts having an opening at the closing side, and tiltingaprons at the sides of said openings extending through the strike oiiplate, said tilting aprons being actuated by the plate and returning thematerial passing through the openings to the measuring bins. V

8. In a material handling apparatus, the combination of a storage bin; aspout lead ing from the bin; beams carried below the bin cross beamsconnecting the first-mentioned beams; inside beams connecting the crossbeams; rollers between the inside beams and the first-mentioned beams,q'and.

a closure gate op'eratingon said rollers.

In testimony whereof We have hereunto.

set our hands. I

EDWIN F. JONES. JOHN AQAULD;

